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Maria Giannaki

From Silence to Dialogue: Reclaim Your Truth and Empowerment in Every Connection

From Silence to Dialogue: Reclaim Your Truth and Empowerment in Every Connection
Maria Giannaki is a dedicated professional who creates safe, inclusive spaces where sexual health is celebrated as a fundamental human freedom. With over six years of experience working alongside marginalized communities—including those living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ collective, and sex workers—she has pioneered a systemic approach that transforms stigma into visibility and fear into self-respect. By blending psychological expertise with a deep commitment to harm reduction, Maria helps individuals and couples navigate the complexities of intimacy, communication, and identity, ensuring that every person feels seen, heard, and empowered to live their most authentic truth.

Specializations: Sexual Health Education & STI Prevention; HIV Counseling & Post-Diagnosis Support; Harm Reduction & Chemsex Awareness; LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Stigma Reduction; Intimacy & Communication; Self-Esteem & Body Image; Sexual Confidence; Diagnosis Disclosure & Communication Support .

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece 

Local Title (Greece): Licensed Psychologist and Sexual Health Counselor

Worldwide Title: Systemic Sexual Health Consultant and Harm Reduction Specialist

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Your Journey to Self-Acceptance and Authentic Connection

You deserve to be seen and respected exactly as you are, without the weight of stigma or the shadow of invisibility. My work is dedicated to creating a warm, non-judgmental sanctuary where your identity, your history, and your choices are met with curiosity rather than judgment. Together, we can explore the systems and stories that have shaped your life, transforming moments of shame and fear into powerful dialogues of empowerment and self-respect. By choosing this path, you are not just seeking support; you are reclaiming your right to experience pleasure, safety, and a deep, authentic connection with yourself and the world around you.

Your Journey of Discovery: How We Work Together

This collaborative process is designed to help you navigate your experiences through a supportive and systemic lens.

1. Establishing a Safe Foundation: The initial meeting serves as a gentle introduction where we focus on your comfort and safety. We begin by clarifying essential foundations such as confidentiality and data protection, ensuring you feel secure in sharing your story. This is a space to openly discuss what brings you to the session and what you hope to achieve, allowing us to align our goals from the very start.

2. Exploring the Systemic Context: Rather than viewing challenges in isolation, we explore the broader “systems” of your life—including your relationships, social expectations, and cultural background. Through gentle, open questions, we look at how these external influences shape your emotions and behaviors. This stage is about shifting from judgment to curiosity, helping you see your narrative from new angles to find paths toward emotional freedom.

3. Collaborative Growth and Empowerment: As our sessions progress, we work together to identify patterns and develop practical strategies tailored to your needs. Whether it involves psychoeducation to clear up misinformation or harm-reduction techniques for specific behaviors, the focus remains on your empowerment. We conclude each meeting with clear takeaways, ensuring you have the tools and reflections needed to foster lasting transformation in your daily life.

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Take the first step toward visibility and empowerment. Book your secure session with Maria today.

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Nurture Your Nature

Our sexual instinct is a natural and powerful part of who we are. Helping ourselves means learning to understand, accept, and care for this instinct, empowering us to live more fully and authentically.

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Areas of Expertise

 Maria Giannaki believes that every individual deserves to be socially visible and respected exactly as they are . Her work is a powerful blend of psychology, systemic therapy, and harm reduction, designed to turn silence into dialogue and stigma into empowerment. By focusing on human connection rather than just behavior, she provides a safe, inclusive space for individuals and couples to navigate their most sensitive challenges with dignity, curiosity, and professional guidance.

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Navigating Identity and LGBTQ+ Visibility

For those living on the edges of social acceptance, Maria offers a sanctuary where your identity is never judged but always celebrated. She specializes in reducing the weight of social stigma, helping you move from a place of invisibility to one of pride and self-assurance. Together, you will explore your personal truth and build the confidence to express your sexuality and identity authentically in a world that may not always understand.

Empowering Resilience in HIV and STI Care

Living with a diagnosis often brings fears regarding intimacy and disclosure. Maria provides specialized emotional support for those navigating life after an HIV or STI diagnosis, transforming fear into knowledge and shame into self-respect. She guides you through the complexities of communicating with partners and loved ones, ensuring that your health status becomes a starting point for deeper understanding rather than a barrier to love .

Conscious Intimacy and Relational Systems

Relationships don't exist in a vacuum; they are influenced by family, culture, and shared beliefs . Using a systemic lens, Maria helps couples identify the patterns that hold them back from true connection. Whether you are facing difficulties with communication, trust, or physical intimacy, the focus is on creating small shifts in understanding that lead to lasting flexibility, mutual respect, and a shared sense of safety .

Harm Reduction and Safe Exploration

In spaces involving substance use or chemsex, Maria integrates practical, non-judgmental harm-reduction strategies to prioritize your well-being. She offers a warm environment where you can discuss risk behaviors openly, replacing guilt with actionable knowledge. This approach empowers you to make informed decisions and set healthy boundaries, ensuring that your search for pleasure and connection remains safe and sustainable .

Reclaiming Pleasure and Body Confidence

Stigma and misinformation often distort our relationship with our own bodies and our right to feel good. Maria works with individuals to dismantle the messages that cause shame or self-doubt, focusing instead on sexual confidence and body image. By fostering curiosity about your own needs and desires, she helps you reclaim your version of well-being, where pleasure is seen as a fundamental right and a source of personal freedom.

The Final Word on Your Path to Wellness

New Chapter of Connection and Freedom Starts Now

Your journey toward a more authentic and fulfilling life does not have to be traveled alone. Maria Giannaki offers a unique, systemic sanctuary where your identity is celebrated and your history is respected. By choosing to work with a professional who deeply understands the complexities of HIV support, LGBTQ+ visibility, and harm reduction, you are reclaiming your right to a life free from shame and full of informed choices. Every session is an opportunity to transform the systems that hold you back into the connections that set you free, ensuring that you move forward with the clarity, dignity, and self-respect you deserve. Sexual health is your freedom—the freedom to know, to feel, and to live your truth without fear .

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